Online readers weigh in

Here are some of the comments CJOnline.com readers submitted regarding the dismissal of charges in the criminal case of Topeka police officer Jason Judd. The comments aren't edited for grammar.

Show's over. Time to move on.

Submitted by Contra Mundum on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 6:20pm.

You all wanted it to go to court. So it went to court. But let's face it: you could tell from the last couple of C-J articles that things were NOT adding up on Pedro & Company's side. Not at all.

So today's dismissal should be no surprise to any rational person. Let's accept it and move on.

But more than anything else, let's stop hating on Topeka's cops.. Every single week, those hard-working men and women are having to deal with all kinds of crazy crap in this town, just to keep Topekans halfway safe. Topeka police do not get the credit they deserve.

The best part is...

Submitted by ramblingman... on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 8:12pm.

...no charges = no trial. No trial = no appeal. It's over folks. Case closed. You don't have to go home but you can't stay here!Far Far from over

Submitted by clearthinking on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 7:57pm.

After Miller gets through with Judd and them and then the civil suits begin, the Judd gang will wish they had never ever left left the bar.

I know Nancy Parrish . Her

Submitted by ruger1960 on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 8:38pm.

I know Nancy Parrish . Her comment ""reprehensensible actions and inexcusably bad judgment" " reminded me of an old saying I heard...... If stupidity was a crime, everyone would be in prison.

Save the cost of a trial..... use a 357

Is Judge Parrish part of the circle of conspiracies now?

Submitted by FormerArmy on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 1:33am.

Lets see.......there were the Four Officers. Then the two Deputies and the Goodyear incident. Then the Coroner....Then Chad Taylor.....then the Special prosecutor.

No worries....I am more than positive that there will be a plethora of posts from CJOnline posters whom possess a knowledge of the law that Far Surpasses that of Judge Parrish

I JUST WISH I COULD RESPECT TOPEKA'S POLICE

Submitted by ErnieHemingway on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 4:03pm.

I'm an older responder, and I was raised in an era when we greatly respected the police. I vote Republican, go to church regularly, salute the flag with hand over heart, etc.

However, though I dislike saying so, my respect for our local police is somewhat limited. There have been too many instances of "rogue" officers and a "We've above the law" mentality.

I live inside the city limits, and my house is paid off. I don't want a new mortgage, or I'd move to a suburban county home. I do feel that the Shawnee County Sheriff's Department does a much better job than the city police---to say nothing of road/street maintenance, which is a separate issue.

It does seem that the Chief of Police (he seems sharp) is attempting to improve the public's perception of the city police. I think he realizes that there's a considerable lack of credibility there. Are you reading these comments, Mr. Chief?

I hope the day will arrive when all of us can respect our police force again. They do stand between us and the "bad guys", and we need them. However, it's a major problem when some law enforcement officers become "bad guys" themselves.

By the way, sincere thanks to the many TPD officers who are honest, decent, caring, professional men and women. That needs to be said, too.

Sorry CJ Not Stunned

Submitted by LLAMASBOI on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 4:30am.

We all knew this day was coming, based on the change of the D.A. and how the case was handled after the change in office. The only people who know what really happened that night is the ones who were involved. The only fact that matters in this situation is that if the officers would have never come down to the property none of this would have ever happened, case closed. I could list a thousand important facts of why the case should have been tired in court, but for what. Mrs. Carle was brought in to do a job, get this case dismissed, and she did that. Judge Parrish did what she legally had to do. I have nothing negative to say about the TPD in fact some of my good friends are cops, it's just sad to see four cops put a shadow over the good cops who do the job with the highest level of dignity and respect. At the end of the day we are all human and make mistakes no matter what the color of my skin is and what kind of car I choose to drive I am just like you working my 40/week. I'm not going to play the blame game on any body or reason. This is life, that's the game we all play and you don't always get the winning hand dealt your way. This has been a life changing event for my family and will continue to be for the rest of our lives. I would personally like to thank everyone who supported the case in either a positive or negative way; it just shows what kind of people live in this city as well as what kind of city we live in.

O and Im the brother who wasn't shot that night, and this is my personal statement. so feel free to make any comments.....

have a blast.....

DID ANYONE LEARN FROM THIS LESSON?

Submitted by dumbcongress on Sat, 07/25/2009 - 10:18am.

It seems both sides were in the wrong. If the person having the party can't control those people at the party, they shouldn't have had a party. If these cops were off-duty, why didn't they call their own police dept. to help control the noise? Bad decisions on both sides - if they all had used better judgement, this wouldn't have happened. It's too bad their ego's got in their way and all hell broke loose. Drop the case and get on with your lives. Lesson learned!

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